Cook Strait Passage – Berühmt, Berüchtigt!

The drive from Picton to Wellington with the ferry Interislander on April 15 was quiet an adventure. Our ferry at nine a clock in the morning was cancelled, due to the stormy weather conditions in the Cook Strait passage between the islands. The ferry at 1:45 pm was about two hours late and we were told to expect waves between 5 and 9 meters. So it happened! Once we left the Sounds the observation deck was closed and soon after that we realized why. You would think that waves are not a big problem for such a massive and heavily loaded ship, but the sea wants the sea gets, as the Kiwis would say, and our ferry became a little bottle in the big blue ocean. When the captain made an announcement that I was not able to understand right away, because of the noise, I thought about the worst case and was wondering, if we would turn back after all these hours, but no: the captain just change the route and we arrived safely and tired in Wellington at 7 pm. Hurra!